Handheld type print label producing apparatus

Abstract

This disclosure discloses a handheld type print label producing apparatus comprising: a housing that has a dimension along a longwise direction that is longer than a dimension along a width direction, and has a grip portion; a cartridge holder provided at one side of said housing along said longwise direction; a power source holder provided at the other side of said housing along said longwise direction; and a motor that drives at least one roller positioned on a feeding path, that is driven by power supplied from said power source device; wherein: a plurality of mechanisms is disposed in the interior of said housing so that a position of the center of gravity along said longwise direction of said handheld type print label producing apparatus to which said cartridge and said power source device are mounted falls within a range of said longwise direction corresponding to said grip portion.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-132456, which was filed on Jun. 1, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]The present disclosure relates to a handheld type print label producing apparatus that produces printed labels and permits use while gripped by a user's hand.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A handheld type print label producing apparatus generally comprises a power source holder in which power source device is mounted, a cartridge holder in which a cartridge is mounted, and a motor that is driven by the power supplied by the power source device. At the time of printed label production, with the power source device mounted in the power source holder and the cartridge mounted in the cartridge holder, at least one roller positioned on the feeding path of a label tape is driven by the motor to print desire...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a handheld type print label producing apparatus that enables improvement in portability and operability by positioning the center of gravity of the apparatus within the grip position.

[0011]In the aspect of the present disclosure, a plurality of mechanisms including the motor is disposed within the housing so that the position of the center of gravity along the longwise direction of the handheld type print label producing apparatus with the cartridge and the power source device mounted is disposed within a range along the longwise direction corresponding to the grip portion. By positioning the center of gravity along the longwise direction of the apparatus in the range along the longwise direction of the grip portion, it is possible to position the center of gravity of the apparatus within the grip position when an operator grips the handheld type print label producing apparatus, making the apparatus easy to hold. With the apparatus easy to hold, the apparatus is also easy to operate while gripped. As a result, the portability and operability of the handheld type print label producing apparatus are improved.

[0012]Further, since the position of the center of gravity is received in the palm of the hand, the handheld type print label producing apparatus will not accidentally slip out of the hand of the operator as often, resulting in suppression of apparatus damage caused by dropping and the like.

Problems solved by technology

In the above-described prior art, therefore, the possibility exists that the portability and operability will not be favorably maintained by the grip position.

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